채우다
chae-u-da
You fill a bottle, a blank, and even three years
The picture An empty space is brought all the way to full, until nothing more will fit.
Where the picture shows up in 채우다
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an empty bottle becomes full
물병에 물 좀 채워 주세요.
mul-byeong-e mul jom chae-wo ju-se-yo
Please fill the bottle with water.
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empty spaces fill with writing
빈칸을 다 채우고 내세요.
bin-ka-neul da chae-u-go nae-se-yo
Fill in all the blanks before you hand it in.
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the missing years are made whole
삼 년을 채워야 퇴직금이 나와요.
sam nyeo-neul chae-wo-ya toe-jik-geu-mi na-wa-yo
You have to complete three full years to get severance.
Time is treated as a vessel: three years is a container your service must fill to the brim.
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an empty stomach fills
배를 좀 채우고 일합시다.
bae-reul jom chae-u-go i-rap-si-da
Let's fill our stomachs first and then work.
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every empty hole is closed up
단추를 끝까지 채우세요.
dan-chu-reul kkeut-kka-ji chae-u-se-yo
Do the buttons up all the way.
Buttoning is filling empty holes, so Korean uses the same verb.